Off to Scotland
Colonsay has only 120 inhabitants, a shop and a cafÂe - and not much else. Lars was keen to escape big city life and pitched the idea to his Scottish wife, Sandy. She agreed to relocate their family and move to Colonsay. The remote island is where she grew up; she and Lars even got married there a few years ago. Lars is a lively, sociable type. Will the solitude and almost eerie tranquility on the island in winter suit him? Lars¹ father-in-law runs an oyster farm on Colonsay. He¹d been looking for someone to take over the business and now Lars is there to help. It¹s a tough business. In summer, life feels like a holiday. But in winter, ©the demons come¹, as the islanders say. Lars, too, is struggling with his past. It¹s only light for afew hours a day in winter, and the island is often battered by storms. While Sandy starts working from home again, Lars spends a lot of time with their son. He¹s also a keen cold-water swimmer. Whenever he can, he ventures into the icy, raging sease taken away and she is fo